Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-28

booms to starbord the Volunteer fin 1 came swiftly back to the Hook and had al-
 most reached the buoys before her rival had
 rounded the lightship. It was a procession
 now, not race. The Volunteer rounded
 buoy S2 at 4:35:30, iibed to port and set her
 spinnaker to starboard amid another deafen- | ing chorus of whistles. Accompanied by
 nearly fifty vessels the Boston sloop
 swept majestically down to the 1 finish at buoy 15 between two long lines of
 them reaching from buoy 10 to the Narrows.
 That finish was a sight to be remembered,
 and the greeting given General Paine, his | skipper and his crew was hearty one. The
 The following table shows actual results: | 2H i-.- Elapsed Corrected
 TRses sss s1s sisas ssa Thus the Volunteer wins by 19m. 2334s.
 corrected time, she allowing the Thistle five seconds. . e1a | The Thistle Never Sailed so Badly-Cap- tain Barr and His Crew Think Some thing Was Wrong.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-A reporter inter viewed MT. Bell and Captain Barr immed- lately after the race, just as the Thistle drop ped anchor in the harbor off Tompkinsville. In reply to query as to what he thought of the race MT. Bell said: 'sI merely think that
 
 I have never, in her races, seen the Thistle sail so badly. Something seemed to hamper her as though she had clog on her bottom.
 I am satisfied, however, that we could not
 have won with the Thistle at her best, as we
 were badly handicapped by wind and tide. The Volunteer had the wind and tide largely in her favor going down the Narro ws, while at times we were almost becalmed. You may say, however, that am satisfied if the committee are and that will not complain. J
 "Were you hampered by the excursion boats, MT. Bella" f'I had rather not say. I will leave that for the committee to decide. J Just then the chief officer of the steam yacht Mohiesn, who had been on the Thistle during the race, said: 'I should say we were handicapped. As soon as the Volunteer got in front the whole fleet started right after her, churning and tearing up the water until it was as ehoppy as a channel sea. Is this not true, MT. Bell?' MT. Bell acquiesced and added: "This was not the worst feature. The wind had to come to us through the spaces between the big boats and this made it so streaky that it was hard to tell just where the eye of the wind really was. We did our best under the circumstances and, as I said before, we
 
 morrow what was really the matter with the Thistle. The crew have an idea that some thing is wrong with her bottom, and although I do not think we will find any clog. in order to preserve harmony and satisfy the men I will dock the Thistle tomorrow and have her thoroughly overhauled."
 In regard to short tack made by the Thistle just after the start, and by which she was thought to have lost considerably, Mir. Bell said: ''This short leg was made by Captain Barr, who was sailing the vessel, for what purpose I cannot say" MT. Bell then stepped aboard the cutters gig which was to convey him to the Scotch steam yacht Mohican lying near. Mir. Bell shook hands earnestly with Captain Barr on leaving and as the gig pulled away he shouted: ''By the way, wish you would say to MT. Paine,
 through the press. that I regret very
 ish cheer before we dropped an chor. The only explanation or excuse I can offer is that we were too far astern." "
 Captain Barr substantiated all of MT. Bells statements, but seemed to share the convic- tion of the crew that something was wrong with the Thistle's bottom. "I do not know what it is," he said, "but am sure that the
 boat has never sailed so badly as she did to-
 day. Why, we lost the race before we got outside the Narrows. It is true that for a while we were virtually becalmed while the Volunteer was running full breeze"
 "Why did you make the short tack that
 cost you so dearly at the beginning of the race, Captainf" "I stood in for the Long Island shore short distance to look for more wind I did not find it and conse- quently had to go back on the port tack again" In conclusion Captain Barr said he hoped the excursion steamers and tugs back would show more consideration for the yachts in the next race and give them free wind and clear sea.